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AMD Grows Thanks to Notebook APU Traction
New figures from Mercury have pointed to a rise in AMD's processor share, but Intel dipped slightly
CSR Promises Indoor Navigation With New Chip
CSR has developed a 'breakthrough' chip that it says can even work indoors, and tell what floor you are on
Vodafone Extends Rural Femtocell Trial
Vodafone will extend its femtocell trial into more 'not-spot' rural communities, to improve 3G coverage
Small Businesses Are In IT Dark Ages, Says Intel
An Intel/CBI survey finds the UK's small business are missing out on IT benefits.
Google Makes Changes To Gmail
Google has launched a number of improvements and a redesigned interface for Gmail
IT And Compliance Managers Differ On Cloud Security
Information security managers and compliance specialists take conflicting views on cloud security
Duqu Targets Windows Kernel Zero-Day Vulnerability
Researchers uncovered a Duqu installation file pointing to at least one Windows kernel zero-day vulnerability
Google+ Gets Tastier ‘Ice Cream Sandwich’ Flavour
Google+ gets some design and performance tweaks for better results on Android 4.0
Apple iPad Dominance Will Disappear by 2015
Apple's iPad's dominance in consumer tablets will be eroded by 2014-15 but not in the business market
HP Touts Low Energy Servers With Project Moonshot
A new industry program from HP is promising to drive the advancement of low-energy server technology
Ultrabooks Reportedly Missing Sales Targets
Intel's ultrabook concept is not selling quite as well as first thought, according to media reports
SNIA Releases Storage Power Efficiency Specs
The Emerald storage efficiency programme from the SNIA gets some teeth
China Builds Supercomputer With Home-Grown Chips
China has constructed an energy-efficient supercomputer using its own processor technology
Cloud Integrator Boomi Simplifies Service
Dell's cloud application integrator, Boomi, has updated its service with features demanded by users
Apple iOS 5 Works On Old iPhones, iPads: Review
Cloud features and application enhancements don’t cripple older devices, but the install time is epic
Google+ Integrates With Google Apps
Google has integrated its social network with Google Apps, bringing Circles to a business setting
Facebook To Build Sustainable Data Centre In Sweden
Facebook is set to build a hydroelectric powered data centre just 62 miles south of the Arctic Circle
Red Hat Joins Facebook’s Open Compute Project
Red Hat has joined Facebook's project to make a greater use of open source hardware within new data centres
Nokia Signs Up Former HP WebOS Chief
Nokia has poached Richard Kerris from HP's webOS unit, and made him head of developer relations
QinetiQ Team Decorated For Afghanistan Work
QinetiQ armed forces' contractors are honoured by the Duke of Kent for their frontline work in Afghanistan warzone
HP’s PC Division Reprieved, Tablets Still In Abeyance
HP will keep its Personal Systems Group and Windows tablet plans but webOS future is still undecided
Cloud And Supply Chains Affect Emissions Targets
Ecodesk reports the inclusion of supply-chain emissions and cloud adoption distorts emissions totals
Sony Buys Out Ericsson To Boost Consumer Appeal
Sony Ericsson will become Sony's smartphone division for consumer-focused, converged devices
Nokia Seeding Developers With 25,000 Free Lumias
Nokia has been handing out truck loads of Lumia Windows Phones to developers at Nokia World 2011
Air Traffic Controllers Use VDI For Flexible Working
Citrix and NATS are creating the largest cloud-based infrastructure in the UK transport sector
First OpenStack Public Cloud Is Hosted By Internap
The OpenStack framework has been chosen as the base for a public cloud-computing platform from Internap
HP Partners With Calxeda For ARM-Based Servers
HP is reportedly partnering with Calxeda to develop some data centre servers powered by ARM chips
Government ICT Plan Becomes A Strategy Foursome
The government has started to add flesh to the bones of its radical ICT Strategic Implementation Plan
Oracle Must Position RightNow To Battle Salesforce
If Oracle's acquisition of RightNow is a bid to challenge Salesforce, it must integrate the SaaS asset with care, says Clint Boulton